Closing Ceremony of 1948 Olympics

Date: February 8, 1948 • Location: St. Moritz, Switzerland

The closing ceremony of the first Olympics held after World War II was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated in the aftermath of World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936. It was the first Winter Olympics held during the Cold War.